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Judges and Judiciary

Aug. 22, 2002

Military Sensibilities Shape Jurist

LOS ANGELES - On one of the walls in the Torrance chambers of Superior Court Judge James M. Ideman hangs a small, black-and-white photo of a handsome young Citadel cadet.

PROFILE
James M. Ideman
Superior Court Judge,
Sitting by Assignment
Los Angeles (Torrance)
Career highlights: Appointed by President Reagan, U.S. District Court for the Central District, 1984-98; elected, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1979-84; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1965-79; research assistant to Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Bernard Lawler, 1964
Law school: USC Law Center...

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